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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 6, 2015·3 min read

New Findings on Key Players in Brain Inflammation

New findings could lead to new treatments for brain inflammation.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Videos

·March 6, 2015·7 min read

Research Suggests Brain’s Melatonin May Trigger Sleep

The brain's naturally made melatonin contributes to falling and staying asleep.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 5, 2015·2 min read

Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Two Generations Later

A new study finds prenatal exposure to PCBs change brain development in areas associated with metabolism. This change can be seen up to two generations later.

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Featured Psychology

·March 5, 2015·4 min read

Abnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems with Thinking in Schizophrenia

Using a unique mouse model, researchers show cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia may be reversible.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 5, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

A new study provides detailed information about human specific changes in gene regulation and human brain development.

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Featured Genetics

·March 4, 2015·3 min read

Possible Progress Against Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers report implanted dopamine producing neurons derived from stem cells reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Featured Genetics

·March 3, 2015·3 min read

A New Stem Cell Advance

Using stem cells, researchers have successfully created hypothalamic neurons.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·March 3, 2015·2 min read

Study Shows Why Some Brain Cancers Resist Treatment

Researchers report they might have discovered why some people are resistant to standard treatments for brain cancer, and it's in their DNA.

This image shows the brainstem of a myelin-deficient mouse that received a transplant of human OPCs a few days after birth.

Featured Neurology

·March 2, 2015·3 min read

How an FDA Approved Drug Boosts Myelin Synthesis

A new study reports transplanted human stem cells treated with FDA approved drug boost myelin synthesis.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·March 2, 2015·4 min read

New Genetic Target Identified in Fight Against Some Neurodegenerative Diseases

According to a new study, triggering TREM2 could help slow the progression of some neurodegenerative diseases.

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Featured Genetics

·February 27, 2015·3 min read

A Gene for Brain Size

Researchers discover a specific gene only found in humans, Neanderthals and Denisova-Humans which trigger brain stem cells to form a bigger pool of stem cells.